On Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at approximately 4:58 PM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a business in the 400 block of Virginia Avenue for the report of Megan Pettit trespassing on the property.  Police confirmed that Pettit had been served with a no trespassing letter.  Officers arrived on scene and placed Pettit under arrest.  She was issued a criminal citation and released pending trial. ARRESTED:  Megan Lynn Pettit           AGE:  39              Cumberland, MD CHARGES:  Trespass: Private Property

A fire Tuesday morning in Frostburg caused $40,000 in damage.  The fire was reported at 6:57 a.m. at 317 Main Street.  Twenty-eight firefighters responded and the kitchen fire was extinguished in five minutes.  The fire was deemed accidental and the owner of the home, Shannon Paige McGann, and a pet escaped the fire safely.  The American Red Cross is assisting.

Two pedestrians died Monday afternoon in Indiana, PA, after being struck by a bus.  WJAC TV reports that a 68-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman died in the incident.  Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.

Due to a water outage currently impacting the city of Frostburg, the UPMC Outpatient Center in the Frostburg Plaza will be closed the remainder of the day on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Patients needing lab services should visit the UPMC Outpatient Diagnostic Center at 12400 Willowbrook Road in Cumberland next to the main hospital, which will be open until 5:30 p.m. For more information. Please call 240-964-8888. Patients in need of urgent care are asked to visit the outpatient center at 1050 Industrial Boulevard in Cumberland. For more information, please call 240-964-3000. Further interruptions are not anticipated. Any additional changes will be…

On Monday, October 20, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department served two criminal summonses on Cathy Nixon.  The summonses were issued as the result of private citizens filing charges against Nixon at the District Court of Allegany County.  Nixon signed for her copies and she was released pending trial. ARRESTED:  Cathy Elizabeth Nixon            AGE:  52              Cumberland, MD CHARGES:  Peace Order: Fail to Comply

Beall Elementary School and Frost Elementary School will be dismissing at 12:45pm today, due to a main water break in the area. Those students riding buses 151 and 154 will be dismissed between 12:15 and 12:30pm.

On Monday, October 20, 2025, the Cumberland Police Department served an arrest warrant on Neil Emerick.  The warrant was issued as the result of Emerick failing to appear in court on an original charge of Trespass-Posted Property.  Emerick was arrested and seen by a District Court Commissioner for a bond hearing.  At the conclusion, Emerick was released on his personal recognizance. ARRESTED:  Neil Joseph Emerick                 AGE:  75                  Cumberland, MD

October 15th marked the beginning of the annual Medicare open enrollment period. With many changes coming to both Medicare and Medicaid, as well as other health plans, it is important for individuals to take a good look at the health coverage they have and the costs associated with it. Frankenberry Insurance's Barth Frankenberry recently shared with WCBC that the Maryland Birthday Rule of 2023 allows for specific Medicare supplement changes…   “If you have a Medicare supplement, there is a law that came out in June of 2023 that says if you have a Medicare supplement, and it’s in force,…

Older Americans have the highest rates of suicide of any age group in the nation. New data shows West Virginians among the top ten states for suicides among adults over 70, with 687 deaths between 2009 and 2023.  Suicide numbers among older adults have almost doubled in the past 20 years, in part because the population overall is aging, explains Aaron Mendelson with The Trace and Gun Violence Death Hub…     “Older Americans are also more likely to use a firearm in a suicide attempt, and that, of course, is by far the most lethal means of dying by…

A report by Count on Mothers and Inseparable reveals that a majority of families is struggling to access and afford children’s mental health care. A survey revealed over 2,000 mothers see gaps in children’s mental health care access, with private insurance failing families at higher rates than Medicaid.  One in four Maryland moms report they were unable to access mental health care for their child when needed and that time was the biggest barrier, according to the report.  One in three moms report difficulty accessing counselors or psychologists at school.